The Dark Tower[views:19095][posts:48]________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 12:05am - boine ""] King was immediately interested when J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof inquired about working on Tower. King asked the duo to option the rights to the film. The pair asked King how much the rights would cost. When the Tower author mentioned $19, the deal was made. They must ruin all good books by turning them into movies |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 12:07am - dreadkill ""] $19 is pretty cheap |
| __________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 12:09am - Agrippa ""] Theres no way in hell they can fit that series into one movie |
| ________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 12:15am - boine ""] its gotta be a series, i thought it cant be done too much shit going on in the books and the $19 is just because he is an asshole and it was important number in the book, but they cant do Flagg he plays too many characters in that series. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 1:22am - powerkok ""] This is already done in a tv show called Lost. Abrhams has basically paralleled DT. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 26,2007 1:46am - boine ""] never watched it, what has he ripped off |
| __________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 2:52am - powerkok ""] Theres tons of parallels between lost and DT Adam and Eve/Desmond Pene...Locke, Walt, Vincent all directly taken from DT. |
| ___________________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 9:04am - FuckIsMySignature ""] I think its safe to say that the movie will in fact ruin the book(s). Although I am interested in seeing how much effort they put into it. Man, so much important shit is gonna be left out. |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 10:05am - y_ddraig_goch ""] only if demon's and wizards does the soundtrack |
| ____________________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 10:13am - FuckIsMySignature ""] Which actors do you think would do the best job playing the characters? This will probably be a made for tv movie series so it'll most likely be Rob Lowe plus a bunch of unknowns... but ideally who would do the best job? |
| ________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 12:24pm - boine ""] you cant cast flagg he plays how many diffrent people in the story it wont even began to make sense |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 12:26pm - dreadkill ""] Agrippa said:Theres no way in hell they can fit that series into one movie how many books are in the series, 7? they should make a movie for each book, like lord of the rings, although the lord of the rings movies cut out a shitload of shit from the books. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 12:35pm - Kinslayer ""] Awesome! I'm in the middle of the comic series that just came out...the art work is fantastic! |
| ____________________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 12:44pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] comic series?? did not here about this. |
| _________________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 2:42pm - LongDeadGodnli ""] Kinslayer said:Awesome! I'm in the middle of the comic series that just came out...the art work is fantastic! im digging it as well, i was fully expecting to be disapointed by either shitty artwork or stupid writing, but judging by the first issue its going to be decent. |
| ___________________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 2:43pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] LongDeadGodnli said:Kinslayer said:Awesome! I'm in the middle of the comic series that just came out...the art work is fantastic! im digging it as well, i was fully expecting to be disapointed by either shitty artwork or stupid writing, but judging by the first issue its going to be decent. Link for info about this? I'd really like to check this out. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 26,2007 3:02pm - boine ""] there doing like 6 series of them too, he even mentioned doing the stand in comic form but that first comic was surprisingly good |
| ______________________________ [Feb 26,2007 3:19pm - Yeti ""] i'm weary about anything Dark Tower related. there is just so much story to tell, and none of it should be left out. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 26,2007 3:21pm - boine ""] the comics are covering from book 4 to book 1 when he was younger, then he wants to do all the other books, he just wants to completely kill it |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 5:22pm - DomesticTerror ""] FuckIsMySignature said:LongDeadGodnli said:Kinslayer said:Awesome! I'm in the middle of the comic series that just came out...the art work is fantastic! im digging it as well, i was fully expecting to be disapointed by either shitty artwork or stupid writing, but judging by the first issue its going to be decent. Link for info about this? I'd really like to check this out. dude, it's written by Peter David. No links, just run to NEC or Newbury and grab one. |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 5:25pm - DomesticTerror ""] here ya go. issue #2 comes out in 2 or 3 weeks. http://www.marvel.com/darktower |
| ___________________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 8:50am - FuckIsMySignature ""] Started reading the new comic ... on issue #2 right now. Seems like they are getting most of the details from the books but the writing is a bit subpar. Wizard and Glass was my least favorite book though but I cant wait to see how they portray Eddie and the violent NY shit in the later issues. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 12:17pm - anonymous ""] I need issue #2. I keep putting off my purchase... |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 12:27pm - Burnsy nli ""] oh man... i was thinking about the prospect of making the dark tower into a movie but i mean... even a 4 hour movie wouldn't give the series justice. |
| ____________________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 12:47pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] when does issue #3 come out? |
| _______________________________ [Mar 26,2007 12:49pm - Yeti ""] Burnsy nli said:oh man... i was thinking about the prospect of making the dark tower into a movie but i mean... even a 4 hour movie wouldn't give the series justice. you'd need a four hour movie just to get into The Wastelands. |
| ________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 12:58pm - boine ""] its gonna be 6 or 7 movies it has to be or it just wouldnt work |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 1:08pm - Kinslayer ""] that anonymous post above was me... |
| ___________________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 1:11pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] Peter Jackson should direct with Clive Owen as Roland and Gary Oldman as Randall Flagg. |
| _______________________________ [Mar 26,2007 1:14pm - boine ""] i want to know is Flagg and Walter gonna be played by different people or they gonna like digitally alter his face when he is one or the other |
| ___________________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 1:21pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] he'll probably be shrouded or shadow his face in both circumstances |
| _________________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 1:23pm - babyshaker nli ""] FuckIsMySignature said:Peter Jackson should direct with Clive Owen as Roland and Gary Oldman as Randall Flagg. i think david lee roth should direct with clive barker as roland and gary coleman as randall flagg |
| ___________________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 1:51pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] babyshaker nli said:FuckIsMySignature said:Peter Jackson should direct with Clive Owen as Roland and Gary Oldman as Randall Flagg. i think david lee roth should direct with clive barker as roland and gary coleman as randall flagg ha that might work better now that you mention it. |
| _________________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 1:57pm - babyshaker nli ""] hell ya it would be have you not seen "david lee roth's backyard bbq" cinematic gold right there brother |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 4:13pm - DUG_nli_again ""] JJ Abrams is a solid director. I've heard that because of the length it might be a TV mini series. But I am hoping maybe it'll land on HBO if so. |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 7:53pm - VoidExpression ""] This has been rumored for a while, and it does seem to be lean ing toward a TV series a la The Stand. Guy Pearce in his "Proposition" getup and a little aging would make an outstanding Roland, no doubt, and Gary Oldman would be great as Walter/Flagg. The problem is going to be Jake and Oy. Adolescents ruin movies (though King projects have made it work before) and a CGI bumbler is always going to look terrible. |
| _______________________________ [Mar 26,2007 9:01pm - boine ""] they should leave it be, its too much info for a movie |
| ________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 9:16pm - retzam ""] I've never read these books. I have a copy of the first one I've been meaning to read. |
| _______________________________ [Mar 26,2007 9:19pm - yummy ""] I used to love the dark towers books when I was a kid along with any other Stephen King books. I'm not a pessimist by nature but I don't expect this to be that great. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 9:43pm - Burnsy nli ""] if the movies were really well budgeted, this could actually be really fucking good. i can't wait to see Mia walking naked down the street hahaha. |
| ____________________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 10:15pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] VoidExpression said:... The problem is going to be Jake and Oy. Adolescents ruin movies (though King projects have made it work before) and a CGI bumbler is always going to look terrible. I think that wierd kid from the Omen remake would be a good Jake. As for Oy, his character will probably be ruined with some low budget CGI garbage. But it remains to be seen, as better technology becomes cheaper and more available quicker and quicker these days. |
| ________________________________ [Mar 26,2007 10:43pm - boine ""] ya like all those demon rape scenes how they gonna do those never mind explain some the crazy characters like Mordred when he is half spider half human |
| _________________________________________________________________________________ [Aug 4,2017 11:39am - RTTP Department of Disapointing Stephen King Adaptions ""] Finally out today. Going tonight with my bro to check it out. The reviews seem very bad but I'm going in with low expectations and hoping to be surprised. Should be worth it at least for references and some closure to waiting for this fucking movie to come out for so long. Anyone else going to check it out? |
| __________________________________ [Aug 4,2017 1:59pm - susurrate ""] boine said:When the Tower author mentioned $18, the deal was made. * |
| _________________________________ [Aug 6,2017 2:18pm - Nick NH ""] That was a subliminal message to convince Duncan to give me my $18! |
| __________________________________ [Aug 9,2017 11:08am - posbleak ""] Movie sucked |
| __________________________________ [Aug 9,2017 1:09pm - susurrate ""] 95 minute runtime. wow. |
| _______________________________ [Aug 9,2017 9:06pm - Burnsy ""] posbleak said:Movie sucked Not even close to surprising. "But it's a continuation of the cycle!" Fuck off. A visual representation of the series could only be served by an HBO-esque style show, and then probably not even. Just leave it alone. |
| _________________________________________________________ [Aug 10,2017 12:29pm - RTTP Department of Pantaloons ""] posbleak said:Movie sucked I am standing by my opinion that it was neither good nor bad... it just was. But ya, it kinda sucked. |